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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.

How to protect your sleep from insomnia over COVID-19 anxiety

At this point in the pandemic, it may not come as a surprise that the impacts of COVID-19 have included increases in mental health...

COVID-19 death risk ‘four times higher’ for slow walkers

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers found slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19...

Scientists find new way to trigger immune system against COVID-19

In a new study from McMaster University, researchers found modifying red blood cells to transport viral agents which can safely trigger the immune system...

Scientists find new treatment option for COVID-19

In a new study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, researchers found an effective treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients. They examined the...

COVID-19: Where do we go from here?

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed their guidelines for mask wearing a few weeks ago, loosening their recommendations for areas with low to...

People with cancer do benefit from COVID-19 vaccination

Cancer patients who have compromised immune systems due to their disease or therapy remain at high risk for COVID-19 infection. It is why this population...

Meet the man who spent 75 days in the hospital with COVID-19

In April 2020, 26-year-old Andrew Ackerman couldn't seem to kick a bad sinus infection. Providers at an urgent care told him he just needed...

New COVID-19 vaccine could produce robust antibodies

In a new study from the City of Hope, researchers found a COVID-19 investigational vaccine produced a robust neutralizing antibody and T cell response...

These drugs work well against BA.2 Omicron variant

In a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, researchers found the antiviral therapies remdesivir, molnupiravir, and the active ingredient in Pfizer's Paxlovid pill...

New air filters could rapidly kill COVID-19 and other viruses

In a new study from the University of Birmingham, researchers have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters which can in seconds kill bacteria,...